Այդ ես չեմ

Fourteen-year-old Evridika lives with her mother Sona in the small Armenian town of Alaverdi. Sona, the conductor of a world-renowned male choir, spends most of her time on the road and doesn’t have much time for her daughter. Frequently lonely, young Evridika struggles to come to terms with her complicated emotions. She tries to find answers to fundamental questions, and slowly withdraws into a private world which she creates via the internet. She yearns to change her name and become someone else.... Talented Moscow-based filmmaker Maria Saakyan returned to her native Armenia to shoot a sensitive, dreamlike investigation into an adolescent girl’s complicated inner life with all its hidden recesses. Visually, the director makes organic use of modern technology, while her narrative style is rooted in the traditional Armenian liturgical hymn known as sharakan, comprising nine parts, each of which brings the listener closer to its essence. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)